WoRMS taxon details
Phyllochaetopterus gigas Nishi & Rouse, 2014
754493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:754493)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nishi, Eijiroh and Rouse, Greg W. (2014). First whale fall chaetopterid; a gigantic new species of Phyllochaetopterus (Chaetopteridae: Annelida) from the deep sea off California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 126(4): 287-298., available online at http://www.pbsw.org/doi/abs/10.2988/0006-324X-126.4.287
page(s): 288 [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC A978, geounit Monterey Bay
, Note Monterey Submarine Canyon, off California,...
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC A978, geounit Monterey Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Monterey Submarine Canyon, off California, USA, 36.6133°, -122.4333°, 2892 m, on or near whale fall of grey whale "Ruby" [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology From Greek word gigas meaning giant.
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology From Greek word gigas meaning giant.
Etymology From Greek word gigas meaning giant. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Phyllochaetopterus gigas Nishi & Rouse, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754493 on 2024-04-23
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original description
Nishi, Eijiroh and Rouse, Greg W. (2014). First whale fall chaetopterid; a gigantic new species of Phyllochaetopterus (Chaetopteridae: Annelida) from the deep sea off California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 126(4): 287-298., available online at http://www.pbsw.org/doi/abs/10.2988/0006-324X-126.4.287
page(s): 288 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Nishi, Eijiroh and Rouse, Greg W. (2014). First whale fall chaetopterid; a gigantic new species of Phyllochaetopterus (Chaetopteridae: Annelida) from the deep sea off California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 126(4): 287-298., available online at http://www.pbsw.org/doi/abs/10.2988/0006-324X-126.4.287 [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Nishi, Eijiroh and Rouse, Greg W. (2014). First whale fall chaetopterid; a gigantic new species of Phyllochaetopterus (Chaetopteridae: Annelida) from the deep sea off California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 126(4): 287-298., available online at http://www.pbsw.org/doi/abs/10.2988/0006-324X-126.4.287 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC A978, geounit Monterey Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology From Greek word gigas meaning giant. [details]
Habitat Whale fall site [details]
Type locality Monterey Submarine Canyon, off California, USA, 36.6133°, -122.4333°, 2892 m, on or near whale fall of grey whale "Ruby" [details]
